Which statement correctly describes the phosphate ion, PO3/-4? It is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms covalently bonded together, and there is a - 3 charge distributed over the entire ion. It is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms covalently bonded together, and there is a - 3 charge on the phosphorus atom. It is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms ionically bonded together, and there is a - 3 charge distributed over the entire ion. It is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms ionically bonded together, and there is a - 3 charge on the phosphorus atom.

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Kaley

26 March, 23:27

Which statement correctly describes the phosphate ion, PO3/-4? It is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms covalently bonded together, and there is a - 3 charge distributed over the entire ion. It is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms covalently bonded together, and there is a - 3 charge on the phosphorus atom. It is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms ionically bonded together, and there is a - 3 charge distributed over the entire ion. It is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms ionically bonded together, and there is a - 3 charge on the phosphorus atom.

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Emilee Burnett · Answer 1

It is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms covalently bonded together, and there is a - 3 charge distributed over the entire ion (It's covalent because it is a bond of 2 nonmetals)